Former Toronto Blue Jay, Homer Bush, to headline Kincardine minor baseball camp

Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb is pleased to announce the 5th annual Kincardine Minor Baseball Camp, and the 8th annual Clinton Minor Baseball Camp will run this summer.

Every year, he has been able to secure sponsors to make the camp affordable so all kids have the chance to participate. 

Lobb is no stranger to the game of baseball. He grew up playing the sport in Clinton and attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Returning for a sixth straight year, is NCAA head baseball coach Mark Brew.

Headlining the baseball camps for the first time, is former Blue Jay and world champion, Homer Bush (above).

Bush played second base for the New York Yankees (1997-1998, 2004), Toronto Blue Jays (1999-2002), and Florida Marlins (2002). He was part of the Yankees 1998 World Series Championship over the San Diego Padres.

A high school football star, Bush still holds the Illinois State High School football records for most touchdowns scored in a single season and most receiving yards in a single season. He was named to the All-Century team for Illinois High School Football, and was recruited by the University of Missouri to play wide receiver, but opted to pursue a baseball career instead.

When he was with the New York Yankees, he batted .380 and stole six bases in only 45 games. After the 1998 season. he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. He played in Toronto from 1999-2002. His standout season was in 1999, when he batted .320 and stole 32 bases, ranking among the AL’s top 15 in batting and bases stolen for that year. He is also listed on Ken Davidoff’s 2008 “All Nice Guy” team.

After retirement, Bush served as a hitting instructor in the Padres organization in 2014. He still coaches camps and clinics during the summer for the Blue Jays and Yankees, and was an instructor at the Elite Development Invitational with Major League Baseball and USA Baseball. He is also involved in the Youth Baseball Program in Texas.

This year’s baseball camps will run July 6-7 at the Clinton Community Ball Park, and July 8-9 at Connaught Park, Kincardine. They are open to boys and girls, ages 7-15. Individuals can register on-line for the camps at www.clintonminorbaseballcamp.ca and www.kincardineminorbaseballcamp.ca. The cost is $60 and space is limited, so register early!